{"data":{"id":"us-mt/49-4-504","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"49-4-504","heading":"Preliminary determination.","body":"The appointing authority may not appoint a qualified interpreter in any case until the appointing authority makes a preliminary determination that the qualified interpreter is able to accurately communicate with and translate information to and from the deaf person in the case.","path":["TITLE 49. HUMAN RIGHTS","CHAPTER 4. RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES","Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0490/chapter_0040/part_0050/section_0040/0490-0040-0050-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:03Z","sha256":"eef26be35a047fcb18eb03e5c616fdb778ed865578ce3fb58144009a3e0b858e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/49-4-503","next":"us-mt/49-4-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}